US10299598B2 - Hub construction for a rotatable chair - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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- the invention relates to a hub construction for a rotatable chair, whereby an uncomplicated and robust plain bearing design is provided.
- a typical revolving chair consists of a set structure having a variety of forms, a column-type support under the seat, and a base part, which may be provided with wheels.
- the column support may comprise a spring or gas suspension structure for providing a suspension effect improving the comfort when sitting.
- the rotational movement itself is made possible by providing a torsional bearing in the column.
- a common solution is a ball or roller bearing for example under the lower end of the column, whereby the bearing is a thrust bearing carrying the total vertical load.
- the seat structure rests on a sleeve enclosing a corresponding cylindrical pin.
- the outer surface of the sleeve is conical for fitting into a corresponding conical recess in the seat.
- the common material used for the sleeve is plastic.
- patent GB 1 297 580 there is disclosed a hub construction for a rotatable chair.
- a bushing On a vertical, cylindrical pin attached to the chair's base pedestal is mounted a bushing, the outer surface of which is conical, tapering upwards.
- This cone fits a corresponding conical recess on the underside of the chair seat, and is provided with a slit in order to compensate for wear and/or tolerances in the facing parts constituting the plain bearing.
- the conical bushing is made from a durable material, preferably nylon.
- patent FI 104228 there is disclosed a hub construction for a rotatable chair, consisting of a pin enclosed by a plastic sleeve.
- the present invention is directed to a more durable construction for plain bearings in revolving chairs.
- the plain bearing parts are manufactured of metal in such a way that the bearing surface on the underlying pin is softer than that of the overlying sleeve.
- the vertical, axial load is carried by the lower edge of the sleeve, which abuts a collar section at the lower end of the pin.
- a plain bearing according to the invention may be provided with an adjustable device for obtaining higher friction and thus an increased rotational resistance.
- a horizontal bore into which is fitted at least one plug shaped body, the ends of which extend outside the mouths of the bore in the bearing surface as an adjusting screw in the upper end of the pin is tightened against the middle section of the plug-shaped body.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a rotatable chair having a hub construction according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows the hub construction as indicated by A in FIG. 1 ,
- FIG. 3 shows a section in plane B-B of the hub construction in FIG. 2 ,
- FIG. 4 shows the central parts C in the hub construction according to FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 shows the parts of FIG. 4 separated and rotated 90 degrees around their vertical axis.
- a chair according to FIG. 1 is provided with a hub construction A according to certain embodiments of the present invention.
- the hub construction A is further shown in FIG. 2 and as a section in FIG. 3 .
- At the center of the hub is the swivel, the lower part of which is attached to the steel pedestal structure 7 .
- the swivel C is shown in greater detail in FIGS. 4 and 5 . It comprises a pin 1 , the cylindrical upper part of which is surrounded by a sleeve 2 .
- the sleeve preferably has a conical external shape for fitting into the chair seat structure.
- Below the cylindrical upper part 1 a is a collar section 1 b having a diameter greater than that of the upper part.
- Below the collar section 1 b is, in this embodiment, provided an additional cylindrical pin 1 c for fastening the swivel in a base pedestal structure of the chair.
- At least the inner surface of sleeve 2 is made from a material harder than the pin part 1 .
- the sleeve can be made of the same base material as the pin part but has been subjected to a hardening treatment.
- the sleeve may also be made of bearing bronze while the pin is of steel.
- the inner surface of the sleeve and the outer surface of the pin upper part 1 a constitute bearing surfaces 9 , on which conventional lubricants may be used.
- the length of the hollow in the sleeve 2 is greater than the length of the upper part 1 a of the pin.
- the lower edge of the sleeve which preferably is flanged, thus abuts the upper surface of the collar section 1 b and constitutes a bearing surface. Between the upper surface of the pin upper section 1 a and the sleeve 2 , there thus appears a space or distance 8 .
- the vertical, axial load caused by the chair seat and someone seated there is thus carried by the lower edge of the sleeve and the collar section 1 b of the pin part.
- the pin 1 is made of metal, preferably solid metal.
- the sleeve 2 is also made of metal.
- the surface on the sleeve abutting the pin part can consist of a material different from that of the rest of the sleeve, whereby it is essential that this countersurface is of a greater hardness than the pin.
- the difference in hardness between the materials of the pin vs. the sleeve can be illustrated by both being made from Fe 52 steel according to the SFS standard, and the sleeve being given a Rockwell hardness (HRC) of 50-55 by means of nitration. Depending on the material, hardening may be used to achieve the desired result. The difference in hardness prevents galling.
- the sleeve can also me manufactured from e.g. bearing bronze.
- the pin 1 in the figures is made as a single piece, but it may also be assembled from multiple parts, possibly having different hardnesses.
- the hub according to the invention may be provided with an adjustable friction brake, most clearly shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
- an adjustable friction brake In the upper part 1 a of the pin 1 is a horizontal bore, filled by a plug-shaped body 6 , at least the central part of which can have a certain elasticity.
- the body 6 may consist of e.g. polyurethane.
- the sleeve is provided with a corresponding hole through which the upper end of the adjustment screw extends.
- the body 6 can consist of a non-elastic material and multiple parts, for example two parts of bearing bronze, whereby the lower end of the adjustment screw is conical and the parts are shifted radially outwards as the screw is tightened, whereby the ends of the parts are forced outwards through the openings in the bearing surface.
- the adjustment screw may be provided with a locking nut 4 facing a washer 3 .
- the adjustment screw can have a head.
- the possible cone shape of the sleeve 2 may be in accordance with an industry standard, e.g. Morse.
- the seat structure may be fastened to the outside of the bearing sleeve 2 according to known methods, e.g. using a corresponding female part, i.e. a conical recess as shown in FIG. 3 .
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